South Island Road Trip * day ten * The Catlins to Kaikoura

Day ten was an incredibly long day of driving (9 hours). Here is our route from The Catlins to Kaikoura. We left relatively early and made very few stops. There were lots of things in Dunedin that I would have liked to have seen - but there was no time. We did stop for an early lunch break at Moeraki Boulders.

The drive into Kaikoura was more beautiful than I imagined. It was a little bit of afterthought add on to our trip and I didn't expect it to rank so high on our list of favorites... maybe the top. (but more on that in day 11). The view from our holiday home at sunset... mountains to the west and ocean to the east - breathtaking. The kids watched Harry Potter as we made dinner. Nice to be out of the car.